Is a .36cal rem any good for competion shooting. the reason I'm asking is my friend who shoots competion and has won many tropheys. Said they were not and not even in the same class as a 44 rem. Its funny too me that he only uses 12 grains of powder when shooting. Any opions appreciated.
.36cal Rem for competition?
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It depends on the type of competition engaged in to some extent. I have seen some .36 revolvers that were plenty accurate at 25 yd. slow fire & rapid fire events. If range increases beyond that, opt for a .44. I've also seen some .36 & .44's that didn't shoot worth a hoot no matter what you did to em.
Mostly it still boils down to the person doin the shootin.
Jon D
Mostly it still boils down to the person doin the shootin.
Jon D
Just glancing at the Dixie Catalog, I see that the barrels for both of the .36 Remingtons they show have groove diameters that are considerably larger than the chamber diameters. That basically says the balls are undersize when the enter the barrel (even though the bore size is smaller than the chamber diameter) and that typically reduces the accuracy that the gun will deliver.
This "small chamber" thing is common to most of the reproduction guns, the exception being the .44 cal Rogers & Spencer and the "Dixie Remington New Model Army "shooters" revolver in .44 cal by Pietta.
Of course a good gunsmith with a reamer can enlarge the chamber diameters to fix this problem and I suspect many target shooters would be amazed at the accuracy of a .36 cal Remington that had this done.
This "small chamber" thing is common to most of the reproduction guns, the exception being the .44 cal Rogers & Spencer and the "Dixie Remington New Model Army "shooters" revolver in .44 cal by Pietta.
Of course a good gunsmith with a reamer can enlarge the chamber diameters to fix this problem and I suspect many target shooters would be amazed at the accuracy of a .36 cal Remington that had this done.
Indeed! I've seen chambers so small that a ball rammed in and knocked back out would actually FALL through the bore. When I get a new C&B revolver I expect I'll have to ream the chambers. I use a .452" reamer on .44's and shoot .457" balls. The .36's I ream to .375, a standard 3/8" reamer, and use .380" balls. My old Navy Colt will group five shots into 1 1/2" at 25 yards when I'm having a good day at the bench rest.
Yes, a .36 is good for competition up to 50 yds. At 100 yds. the light ball and wind become a factor. I have a .36 Remington I shoot as my "as issue revolver" at Friendship, and at 25 yds if I am doing my thing right, it will shoot one ragged hole. There is also one of the top shooters at Friendship who has rebuilt two Ruger Old Armys to .36 cal. and consistantly shoots 10's and x's at 50 yds. with them. But as someone else said, it depends on the individual gun, and the shooter. :thumbsup:
Hope this helps, see ya, Jim/OH :hatsoff:
Hope this helps, see ya, Jim/OH :hatsoff:
I just bought one and shot it this past weekend and am very pleased with the accuracy.
Its a Pietta 58 Remington. First of all windage was perfect but it shot very low but I had plenty of front sight to file down which was actually a plus because of the shiny round topped front sight was sort of blurry. When I filed it flat I have a much crisper sight picture.
I used I think 27gr of 3f Goex and a .375 ball with beeswax/olive oil lube over the ball and was very satisfied with the accuracy at 25 yards. Seemed like if I remember correctly most were in the 2 inch to 2-1/2inch range with a lot of the shots making a ragged hole with fliers opening up the group. Since then I have smoothed up the trigger and will try to shoot more soon to see if it is consistant.
I do need to slug the bore and size it and then maybe open up the cylinder holes slightly larger. Maybe that will take care of the fliers.
Bob
Its a Pietta 58 Remington. First of all windage was perfect but it shot very low but I had plenty of front sight to file down which was actually a plus because of the shiny round topped front sight was sort of blurry. When I filed it flat I have a much crisper sight picture.
I used I think 27gr of 3f Goex and a .375 ball with beeswax/olive oil lube over the ball and was very satisfied with the accuracy at 25 yards. Seemed like if I remember correctly most were in the 2 inch to 2-1/2inch range with a lot of the shots making a ragged hole with fliers opening up the group. Since then I have smoothed up the trigger and will try to shoot more soon to see if it is consistant.
I do need to slug the bore and size it and then maybe open up the cylinder holes slightly larger. Maybe that will take care of the fliers.
Bob
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